About Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU)

lululemon athletica inc., an athletic apparel company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, distributes, and retails athletic apparel and accessories for women, men, and female youth. It operates through two segments, Company-Operated Stores and Direct to Consumer. The company offers pants, shorts, tops, and jackets for healthy lifestyle and athletic activities, such as yoga, running, and training, as well as other sweaty pursuits; and athletic wear for female youth. It also provides fitness-related accessories, including bags, socks, underwear, yoga mats and equipment, and water bottles. The company sells its products through a chain of company-operated stores; outlets and warehouse sales; a network of wholesale accounts, such as yoga studios, health clubs, and fitness centers; temporary locations, including seasonal stores; license and supply arrangements; and showrooms, as well as directly to consumer through mobile apps, and lululemon.com and ivivva.com e-commerce sites. As of January 28, 2018, it operated 404 company-operated stores under the lululemon and ivivva brands in the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, China, Singapore, Japan, Ireland, South Korea, Germany, and Switzerland. lululemon athletica inc. was founded in 1998 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

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Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) Frequently Asked Questions

What is Lululemon Athletica's stock symbol?

Lululemon Athletica trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "LULU."

How will Lululemon Athletica's stock buyback program work?

Lululemon Athletica declared that its board has approved a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, December 7th 2017, which authorizes the company to repurchase $200,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

How were Lululemon Athletica's earnings last quarter?

Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March, 27th. The apparel retailer reported $1.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.27 by $0.06. The apparel retailer had revenue of $929 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $912.41 million. Lululemon Athletica had a net margin of 9.76% and a return on equity of 24.59%. The company's revenue was up 17.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.00 earnings per share. View Lululemon Athletica's Earnings History.

When is Lululemon Athletica's next earnings date?

What guidance has Lululemon Athletica issued on next quarter's earnings?

Lululemon Athletica updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Tuesday, March, 27th. The company provided EPS guidance of $3.00-3.08 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $3.03. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.985-3.022 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.95 billion.Lululemon Athletica also updated its Q1 guidance to $0.44-0.46 EPS.

What price target have analysts set for LULU?

36 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for Lululemon Athletica's stock. Their forecasts range from $55.00 to $114.00. On average, they anticipate Lululemon Athletica's stock price to reach $84.9706 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Lululemon Athletica.

What are Wall Street analysts saying about Lululemon Athletica stock?

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Lululemon Athletica stock:

1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "lululemon has outperformed the industry in the past six months, mainly attributable to a robust surprise trend driven by the progress on its strategy for 2020 and focus on ivivva’s remodeling. While fourth-quarter fiscal 2017 marked its fourth consecutive earnings beat, sales topped estimates for the ninth straight quarter. Results were mainly driven by synergies from the re-launch of its new website, which led to 42% e-commerce growth. Improvements in product margins and cost efficiencies, as well as scaling of product innovation, international expansion and the introduction of new store formats aided results. Moreover, the company provided an encouraging outlook for the first quarter and fiscal 2018. However, stiff competition and volatile consumer spending patterns may pose concerns. The rise in competition has been a threat to margins." (3/28/2018)

3. Canaccord Genuity analysts commented, "We are becoming positively skewed to LULU as we head into its FQ4 results on Tuesday, March 27 AMC due to a noticeably improved spring product assortment that includes more seasonal patterns and colors in both women’s bottoms and tops as well as continued gains in men’s. Given the company’s Q4 positive pre-announcement in January, we expect investor attention will be on both 2018 guidance and an update on the CEO search. With respect to guidance, we believe LULU will guide full year comps to +MSD (CG 4.6% vs. Street 5.3% est.), consistent with its long term model, and Q1 comps in the HSD-LDD range vs. a very easy -1% comparison with ’18 EPS boosted by tax reform benefits resulting in earnings comfortably over $3.00 vs. our/consensus $3.20/$3.02. Our $3.20 EPS estimate is 18c above consensus largely due to a tax rate estimate that is ~500bps below the 28% consensus rate. That said, as we have seen this earnings season from most other companies, there is the potential for increased reinvestments capping the tax benefit to EPS we are currently modeling. As such, with the stock at ~25x NTM P/E, our growing positive stance on product is moderated by an EPS risk/reward picture that looks balanced and the uncertainty around the next CEO’s vision/direction for the business." (3/26/2018)

Has Lululemon Athletica been receiving favorable news coverage?

Press coverage about LULU stock has trended somewhat positive on Thursday, Accern Sentiment reports. Accern scores the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Lululemon Athletica earned a news sentiment score of 0.04 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news articles about the apparel retailer an impact score of 45.89 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

How do I buy shares of Lululemon Athletica?

Shares of LULU can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

What is Lululemon Athletica's stock price today?

One share of LULU stock can currently be purchased for approximately $106.42.

How big of a company is Lululemon Athletica?

Lululemon Athletica has a market capitalization of $13.94 billion and generates $2.65 billion in revenue each year. The apparel retailer earns $258.66 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.59 on an earnings per share basis. Lululemon Athletica employs 13,400 workers across the globe.

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Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) Price Target and Consensus Rating

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36 Wall Street analysts have issued ratings and price targets for Lululemon Athletica in the last 12 months. Their average twelve-month price target is $84.9706, suggesting that the stock has a possible downside of 20.14%. The high price target for LULU is $114.00 and the low price target for LULU is $55.00. There are currently 16 hold ratings and 20 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus rating of "Buy."